Dubai Silicon Oasis – DSO

Dubai Silicon Oasis is wholly owned by the Government of Dubai and is considered the only technology park in the region that provides both a living and working integrated community. Silicon Oasis is a Free Zone Authority and provides a full package of a free zone incentives and benefits to companies operating within the tech park.

Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) spans 7.2 square kilometres enjoying one of the most developed infrastructures in the region. The Authority has injected a large capital investment in its infrastructure to cater the need of high tech industries in the free zone, this ranges from advanced telecommunications, a fibre optic network, tier 3 data centre with 120 high capacity racks, and an advanced utility infrastructure with 8 power stations with a capacity of 1,600 mega watts.

The technology park possesses a combined fire, water and irrigation supply system which is supported by a pump station and a 5,000 cubic meter underground irrigation tank. A sanitary water network is also provided giving potable water supply of 44,525 cubic meters per day based on an estimated 162,400 population working and/or living at the Silicon Oasis. DSO has a sewerage management system includes onsite pumping stations that transport wastewater to municipal plants through a new pressure pipeline. Current capacity of the sewage management system is 3,000 cubic metres per day (of which the technology park currently uses approximately a third) with a planned expansion set to see the capacity increased to 10,000 cubic metres to facilitate the community’s future growth.

In addition, DSO has a fully completed network of roads allowing quick and easy in and out access to Dubai’s major highways.

Dubai Silicon Oasis is designed as a hi-tech ecosystem which offers businesses a plethora of advantages including a state-of-the-art infrastructure, in-house business services and strong business support such as technology investment incentives for large enterprises, entrepreneurial support, an incubation centre and venture capital funding.

Dubai Silicon Oasis Free Zone Benefits.

One-Stop-Shop Business Services

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority provides services affiliated with the UAE Government, in particularly Dubai Naturalization & Residency Department (DNRD) and immigration authorities. These services are available to all registered companies in Dubai Silicon Oasis and are specifically tailored to the requirements of companies seeking to establish a presence at DSO. As a Dubai Government authority, DSOA provides a one-stop shop of in-house services that issue all related documents required by companies to initiate their operations immediately.

Infrastructure

Dubai Silicon Oasis’ urban master-planned community spans 7.2 square kilometres with state of the art office towers, R&D and industrial zones, educational institutions, villas and apartments, healthcare and a full range of lifestyle facilities that translate into a dynamic commercial and social environment. DSO enjoys one of the most developed infrastructures in the region. The authority has injected a large capital investment in its infrastructure to cater to the need of high tech industries in the free zone, this ranges from advanced telecommunications, a fibre optic network, tier 3 data centre with 120 high capacity racks, and a high-tech utility infrastructure with 8 power stations with a capacity of 1,600 mega watts.

The technology park possesses a combined fire, water and irrigation supply system which is supported by a pump station and a 5,000 cubic meter underground irrigation tank. A sanitary water network is also provided giving potable water supply of 44,525 cubic metres per day based on an estimated 162,400 population working and/or living at the Silicon Oasis.

DSO has its own functional self sufficient sewage network and sewage treatment plant (STP). Its current capacity stands at 3,000 cubic metres per day. To facilitate expected demand and the community’s future growth, DSO has upgraded the STP capacity to 10,000 cubic metres. Its new capacity will be fully operational by the first quarter of 2011.

Furthermore, DSO has a fully completed network of roads allowing quick and easy in and out access to Dubai’s major highways. In addition, DSO offers an array of high-quality facilities to those working and living in DSO.